The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-24
OUR RINGWOOD LETTER.
Special correspondence Of tie Gotd Leaf.
RNGwooD, n. c., Feb. 18th, 1887

1NlNG OOD, N. ", T0U 1-tll, 1901.
A railroad from Littleton to Ransoms
Bridge is being talked of and meeting
was held last Saturday to consider the
question, appoint committees, &c. Such
road running to or near RingWOOd wOuld
open up country much i'll need Of railroad
facilities and pay handsomely Capt. J.
Z. Leach, of LittletOn, and other goa head
citizens are looking after the same and the
R. & g. Railroad would have a most pay
ing feeder to build it right early.
A new county out of portions of Nash,
Edgecombe, Halifax and Warren is being
mooted. II every man could have court
house on his premises and q railroad run
by his home LOT, wonder if they would be
satisfied? These things are very good but
when it comes to paying the expenses for
having them the average citizen fails to
respond and relapses into financial 5mpe-
c1tn50S5ty.
Mr.. o. p. Thrower had some fine sheep
killed by dogs in his pasture, the past
week. Won't our patriotic law givers, tax,
bell ala Dorsey, Battle. or do something
for sheep huSbandry and other industries?
OF have they all turned politicians, and
like description have seen of 1.-The poll
tician:-'
Mr.. B. whom you know used to be years
ago
A powerful man of the people
Wherever he went his wisdom he lent,
The principles of government tC teach EN-
But it turned out he was aspiring to be,
One among the band of statesmen,
So he risked his health and squandered his
wealth
To cultivate the votes of the freemen.
Fellow citizens" he would say Il come
here to-day,
With sickness and general bad feeling
But a storm is before us, the waves daShing
DER US
And our good ship of State is reeling
| couldn't stay away from this place to-day,
When questions SO momentous are pend
ing,
Our liberties are gone, our wealth nearly
flown,
And to universal smash we are tending"
SO patriotic was he, that rather than be
Derelct i'll his duty as teacher,
He Numbered for hours, with vOcalist's
powers,
And talked as tearfully as preacher.
But when he went to Raleigh, he was cured
of the folly,
Of loving the dear people too we'll;
He voted for measures, giving railroads
the treasures,
And said to the people, go to HI.
He came home at last, from his self sought
task,
And the voters wanted to know where
he'd been,
IT'S pity to declare that the good he did
Has never been discovered by men;
But this may be explained, by simply say
What is neither new nor funny,
There are but few. who to professions are
true
And still fewer, Indifferent to money.
Jones Lee, ST., aged Il years, died yes
terday of cancer, from which he had suf-
fered very much for a year. He was an
honest, upright and charitable man, and
many will miss him. He has left his
children the priceless legacy, IAN honest
man is the nObieSt work of God Now
life's fitfuI fever is DER ro9ut5scdt in pace
James VI. Williams ana his most estima-
BILE mother are visiting friends near here.
Mrs. Williams is much esteemed by all
who know her for her kindness of heart
and amiable and lovely christian charac-
ter.
Mr.. Ben Mason. and wife, Of Hartford
Connecticut, have been visiting Mrs. T
Pullen. Mr.. Mason is a wealthy north.
erner, a relative of Mrs. Pullen, and en-
ioyed his trip here very much.
John P. Tyree, Esq, and IL. S. Harrison
have returned from trip to New York
Can't YOU run me? is heard every day
Let diligence and economy take the place
of idleness and false pride and the term will
grow otsolete--be heard no more in the
land Would it we:e 80.
Mrs. William Crawley an aged and es
Unable lady died near Brinkleyyille the
past week.
/ spent day in Rocky Mount the past
week; had many conrtesies shown me by
its noble hearted citizens. At night. heard
an able sermon by Rev. \. r. Raven; had
heard him before in years gone by. He is
now as then, faithful pastor, an earnest
christian and an able eXpounder of the
word OF God. q. E. II,